Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,511 people in the township.
Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Fields between Antwerp and Payne | |
 Location of Harrison Township in Paulding County | |
| Coordinates: 41°6′11″N 84°44′11″W / 41.10306°N 84.73639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Paulding |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,511 |
| • Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-33950[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086773[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:
- Carryall Township - north
- Crane Township - northeast corner
- Paulding Township - east
- Blue Creek Township - southeast corner
- Benton Township - south
- Jackson Township, Allen County, Indiana - southwest
- Maumee Township, Allen County, Indiana - west
Part of the village of Payne is located in southern Harrison Township on the border with Benton Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewide.[4]
Government
editThe township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Harrison township, Paulding County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.